The Hennessy Gold Cup takes centre stage at Newbury on Saturday afternoon. Always a competitive affair, this is a hotly backed race at the best of times, made especially so this year with a favourite on the drift!

Current favourite in the non runner no bet market with totesport is Big Bucks at 5/1. The five year old’s been steadily on the drift over the last fortnight, after a nightmare for trainer Paul Nicholls last weekend and the beating of Battlecry at Cheltenham a fortnight ago raised question marks over the form. Big Bucks was a 2 1/4 length winner over Battlecry last April in the Mildmay Novices’ Chase at Aintree and the latter’s lacklustre display on his reappearance did little to encourage form backers.

So, who else can take the £100k prize on Saturday? Well, I like the look of Albertas Run. Although finishing third when beaten favourite in the aforementioned race at Aintree last season and running like a dog beaten 29 lengths by Tidal Bay in its reappearance this season, a return to the form that won it the Royal Sun Alliance at the festival in March will see it go close here. The negatives are reflected in the price at 10/1, but I’ll probably have a dabble each-way.

Elsewhere, a mention for Island Flyer. Carrying a featherweight 10 stone in the shape of Denis O ‘Regan it has the course form and talent to run a big race here.

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